Hall of Fame

 Since being founded in 1949, Long Beach State has developed a proud and successful heritage in the field of intercollegiate athletics.

The list of outstanding coaches and student-athletes who have worn Long Beach State colors is indeed impressive. The LBSU Athletic Hall of Fame now includes 204 members.

Many of our Hall of Famer bios are courtesy of the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Hall of Fame


1986 Hall of Fame Inductees

Ron Crawford, Water Polo   Sharon Peterson, Volleyball
Judianne Kelly, Badminton   John Rambo, Track/Basketball
Joan Lind-Van Blom, Rowing   Don Reed, Coach-Football/Golf
Lorie Lindahl, Basketball   Dr. Jack Rose, Coach, Track & Field
Terry Metcalf, Football   Ed Ratleff, Basketball
Mark O'Meara, Golf   Dr. Fran Schaafsma, Administration
Randy Moffitt, Baseball   Jeff Severson, Football
Dr. Jack Montgomery, Admin.   Tim Shaw, Swimming/Water Polo
Billy Parks, Football    

1987 Hall of Fame Inductees

Cathy Brennan, Swimming   Barbara Perry, Volleyball
Leon Burns, Football   Miles Pabst, Volleyball
Carl Evans, Football/Baseball   Jim Schultz, Coach, Water Polo
Bobby Gross, Basketball   Dwight Stones, Track & Field
Monica Havelka, Basketball   Jerry Tarkanian, Coach, Basketball
Lynn Hoyem, Football   Yoichi Tomita, Gymnastics
Richard Keelor, Wrestling/Foot.   Bob Wuesthoff, Coach, Baseball
Chick McIlroy, Water Polo    

1988 Hall of Fame Inductees

Bill Baron, Basketball   Dr. Fred Miller, Administration
Dan Bunz, Football   Dallas Moon, Football
Dr. Dorothy Deatherage, Admin.   Dodge Parker, Volleyball
Bob Horn, Water Polo   LaTaunya Pollard, Basketball
Pat McCormick, Diving   Millie Stanley, Golf
Glenn McDonald, Basketball   Jim Stangeland, Coach, Football

1989 Hall of Fame Inductees

Hector Alvarez, Football   Craig Hodges, Basketball
Frank Bowman, Administration   Roger Hull, Baseball
Don Dyer, Community   Gary Ilman, Water Polo
Bill Florentine, Basketball   Kim Maddox, Basketball
Don Gambril, Coach, Swimming   Louann Terhaggen Selski, Volleyball

1990 Hall of Fame Inductees

Don Anderson, Baseball   Hans Fassnacht, Swimming
Dee Andrews, Track & Football   Anita Miller Huntsman, Coach,
Field Hockey
Dan Campbell, Coach, Tennis   Jim Knaub, Special Category
Kirsten Cummings, Basketball    

1991 Hall of Fame Inductees

Russ Bollinger, Football   Pearl & Perry Moore, Community
Dixie Grimmett, Coach, Volleyball   Jim Richardson, Track & Field
Joni Huntley, Track & Field   Chuck Stearns, Water Ski
Ken Lindgren, Water Polo   George Trapp, Jr., Basketball
Thomas McKibbon, Crew    

1992 Hall of Fame Inductees

Ron Allice, Coach, Track   Jack Reilly, Football
Steve Barnett, Water Polo   Francie Larrieu Smith, Special Category
Cindy Brown, Basketball   John Van Blom, Rowing
David Jones, Basketball    

1993 Hall of Fame Inductees

Sam Breuklander, Community   Faye Paige, Basketball
Rod Gaspar, Baseball   Kate Schmidt, Track & Field
Doug Kimbell, Water Polo   Michael Wiley, Basketball
Bill Lockyer, Rowing   Sandy Winchester, Softball

1994 Hall of Fame Inductees

Klaus Barth, Swimming   Ralph Lee, Track & Field
Rikard Bergh, Tennis   Bob Pinkerton, Football & Track
Warren Boring, Coach, Wrestling   Sam Robinson, Basketball
Mike Horan, Football   Rob Townley, Baseball
Maggie LeDuc, Basketball/Volleyball    

1995 Hall of Fame Inductees

Tara Cross-Battle, Volleyball   Kyle Kopp, Water Polo
Dave Demarest, Baseball   Bill Ridgeway, Community
Leonard Gray, Basketball   Ben Rudolph, Football
Tom Hermstad, Referee,
Water Polo
  Penny Toler, Basketball

1996 Hall of Fame Inductees

Joan Bonvicini, Basketball   Donna Prindle, Volleyball & Basketball
Paul Goydos, Golf   Jeanine Prindle, Volleyball & Basketball
Jim McCormack, Community   Henry (Hank) Schofield, Sailing
Bob Pestolesi, Admin. & Coach   Tarek Yassir, Fencing

1997 Hall of Fame Inductees

Ken Bartlett, Coach, Gymnastics   John McConnell, Coach, Baseball
Rick Bryson, Football & Baseball   Chuck Terry, Basketball
Kristy Gerlach, Gymnastics   Antoinnette White, Volleyball
Gunnar Larsson, Swimming   Brett Winslow, Volleyball

1998 Hall of Fame Inductees

Don Barbara, Baseball   David Howard, Football
Walter Clements, Track & Field   Chi Kredell, Water Polo
John Gonsalves, Coach, Baseball   Kim Kostyk-Sowder, Softball
Brent Hilliard, Volleyball   Dana Wilkerson, Basketball

1999 Hall of Fame Inductees

Frank Addleman, Wrestling   Mary Letourneau, Softball
Dick Degen, Football   Carlos Palomino, Special Category
Jason Giambi, Baseball   Randy Sandefur, Coach, Volleyball
Lucious Harris, Basketball   Danielle Scott, Volleyball

2000 Hall of Fame Inductees

Nichelle Burton, Volleyball   Les Shy, Football
Candace Cable,
Special Category/Track & Field
  Steve Trachsel, Baseball
Lew Comer, Administration   Del & Marty Walker, Coach, Golf
Bryon Russell, Basketball    

2001 Hall of Fame Inductees

Bill Green, Track & Field   Sheri Sanders, Volleyball
Lisa Hansen Stone, Crew   Mark Seay, Football
Jeff Liefer, Baseball   Jack Shainline, Administration
Ramona Pagel, Track & Field    

2002 Hall of Fame Inductees

Todd Dillon, Football   Mike Montgomery, Special Category
Tom Hoff, Volleyball   Jo Redmon, Coach, Fencing
Linda Lunceford Sanders, Softball   Francois Wise, Basketball

2003 Hall of Fame Inductees

Bill Birch, Water Polo   Ray Ratelle, Coach, Volleyball
Sabrina Hernandez, Volleyball   Dave Snow, Coach, Baseball
Gary Little, Community   Dale Toohey, Coach, Rugby
William Mitchell, Football   Stacy Van Essen, Softball

2004 Hall of Fame Inductees

Mike Brawley, Volleyball   Dr. John Kashiwabara, Community
Sue Ewart, Golf   Misty May, Volleyball
Gabe Gonzalez, Baseball   Sandra Shirley, Softball
Jeff Graham, Football   Jon Urbanchek, Coach, Swimming

2005 Hall of Fame Inductees

Bill Barnett, Water Polo   Dr. Robert and Dr. Sylvia Maxson, Admin.
Dr. C. Thomas Dean, Admin.   Brita Schwerm (Bolane), Volleyball
Art Johnson, Community   Morlon Wiley, Basketball
Herb Lusk, Football    

2006 Hall of Fame Inductees

Bobby Crosby, Baseball   Joe Paopao, Football
Ami Rzasa (Ice), Track and Field   Jon Regnier, Administration
Howard Lyon, Special/Coach   Dave Rodda, Coach
Jackie Moore, Basketball

2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

Dan Bailey, Athletics   Don Baird, Track and Field
Jade Carvalho, Field Hockey   James Cotton, Men's Basketball
Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Women's Volleyball/Track and Field   John Kahler, Football
Pete Manarino, Coach, Softball

2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

1989 Team, Women's Volleyball   Meredith Cervenka, Softball
Le'gretta Hinds, Track and Field   Alan Knipe, Men's Volleyball
Margaret Mohr, Women's Basketball   Doug Robinson, University
Peter Smith, Men's Tennis   Mark Templeton, Football
Cheryl Weaver, Women's Volleyball   Jered Weaver, Baseball

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

1989 Team, Baseball   George Allen, Football
Cassie Azevedo, Women's Water Polo   Alexis Crimes, Women's Volleyball
Patty Gasso, Softball   Seth Greenberg, Men's Basketball
Jason Hinkin, Track and Field   Troy Tulowitzki, Baseball
Shawn Wilbourn, Football/Track and Field    

2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

1991 Team, Men's Volleyball   Stanford Brewer, Football/Track & Field
Craig Dykema, Men's Basketball   Keith Goldie, Track & Field
Hannah Grady, Women's Tennis   Mark Kerins, Men's Volleyball
Evan Longoria, Baseball   Chris Segesman, Men's Water Polo
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